Comments on: It’s official: The UK is a Surveillance Society http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/archives/32 Security and Privacy related stories - what's in the news just now? Fri, 14 May 2010 08:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gurdit http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/archives/32/comment-page-1#comment-116 Gurdit Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:00:09 +0000 http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/?p=32#comment-116 Hmm... yes, you're right. I read a forward about privacy concerns... I'll send it to you. As for the second point, you're probably right about that too. Hmm… yes, you’re right. I read a forward about privacy concerns… I’ll send it to you.

As for the second point, you’re probably right about that too.

]]> By: Adam http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/archives/32/comment-page-1#comment-115 Adam Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:54:52 +0000 http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/?p=32#comment-115 This is the key question to the whole issue around privacy... Whether it matters if you have a profile made about you is really your decision. It might not matter if a company knows that you use "Ultrabrite washing up liquid" but what information can they collect that you're <i>not</i> happy for them to know? How about what kind of car you drive? What the registration is? What time you normally shop at? Where you work? How much you earn? What other shops do you go to? What time you go to bed? The entire Privacy issue hinges on where you draw the line, and I don't think that the current laws draw that line clearly enough. The system is therefore open to abuse, and in terms of Governmental policies, I think this is wrong. In response to your second question, I do not know the definitive answer. In some countries, this practice may be illegal. But I rather suspect that there will be a clause in the small print of employment contracts saying that you agree to your progress being monitored digitally or by any other means. This is the key question to the whole issue around privacy… Whether it matters if you have a profile made about you is really your decision. It might not matter if a company knows that you use “Ultrabrite washing up liquid” but what information can they collect that you’re not happy for them to know? How about what kind of car you drive? What the registration is? What time you normally shop at? Where you work? How much you earn? What other shops do you go to? What time you go to bed?
The entire Privacy issue hinges on where you draw the line, and I don’t think that the current laws draw that line clearly enough. The system is therefore open to abuse, and in terms of Governmental policies, I think this is wrong.

In response to your second question, I do not know the definitive answer. In some countries, this practice may be illegal. But I rather suspect that there will be a clause in the small print of employment contracts saying that you agree to your progress being monitored digitally or by any other means.

]]> By: Gurdit http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/archives/32/comment-page-1#comment-114 Gurdit Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:27:48 +0000 http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/blog/?p=32#comment-114 No information on India in that table. :( Well, anyway... here's my question... even if a shopping profile was created (using loyalty cards), what real difference does it make? Also, can't an employee sue or complain against keyloggers? No information on India in that table. :(

Well, anyway… here’s my question… even if a shopping profile was created (using loyalty cards), what real difference does it make?

Also, can’t an employee sue or complain against keyloggers?

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